BUSH SAYS HE'LL VETO INCREASE IN ANTI-TERROR SPENDING.(MAIN)

Byline: ALAN FRAM Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- President Bush threatened Wednesday to veto a defense bill containing more anti-terrorism spending than he wants as lawmakers traded charges of using the effort to protect Americans for political gain.

A day before the Senate planned showdown votes, Bush stated his veto threat -- which he has made before -- directly to congressional leaders at a White House breakfast. Senate Democrats have produced a $35 billion package -- $15 billion over what Bush prefers -- for developing vaccines, bolstering border and airport security, financing the war in Afghanistan and helping New York and other areas with the costs of …